Lakshmi Devi is always depicted sitting or standing on a lotus with golden coins flowing in an endless stream from one of her hands symbolic of when the lotus of wisdom blossoms, the wealth of good and noble qualities appears and Lakshmi's blessings are present.
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Akshaya means immortal or something that is indestructible and Tritaya means third lunar day. So anything that we do on Akshaya Tritiya grows with time and cannot be destroyed. Hence it is recommended to begin auspicious things on this day such as purchase of house
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Navratri Puja is performed to invoke nine manifestations of Maa Durga. The word Navratri breaks down to Nav(Nine); and Ratri(Nights); which signifies the nine day celebration to honour the Nine Swaroops of Shakti that breathed life into this world. There are in-all four different Navratris cel ...
When you look at a picture of Lord Ganesha, what do you see? You may see a charming, slightly comical elephant-headed God that you have been told to pray to first, before you start anything new. But look closer and you will find a deeper meaning behind
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By Pankaj Khanna
In Hinduism, each day is dedicated to one supreme deity. We make a list of Gods and Goddesses that are worshiped day wise.
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Forms of Lord Shiva and depictions
Lord Shiva has the ambivalent nature worshiped by Hindus as their supreme God. He was destroyer versus benefactor. God Shiva is depicted in the Mahabharata
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By Pankaj Khanna
Akshaya is a Sanskrit word wherein the word “Akshaya” means “eternal, never diminishing, or imperishable” signifying prosperity, hope, joy, and success.The word Tritiya here means “third. ...
By Pankaj Khanna
As per legend once all the Nine Planets gathered together at one place and started talking to each other. Along with talking on many subjects the talk started
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Ganesha birth story
One day Goddess Parvati was alone at home on Mt.Kailash preparing for her bath. As she didn’t want to be disturbed, she told Nandi, her husband Shiva’s Bull,
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